The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 28, 2088
Waxing Crescent
24.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:03 AM
11:11 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.3%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2042
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 101.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 24m / 5.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.71° / 2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.44° / -2.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.01° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.